3rd Generation Drone Grade Monopotassium Phosphate (MKP) Launches
Industry elites gathered together
On January 9, 2025, Shifang, Deyang in Sichuan Province hosted a landmark event for the phosphorus and potassium Phosphate Fertilizer industry. Hosted by Sichuan Luobu New Material Technology Co., Ltd., the "2025 Technical Innovation and Upgrading Seminar on the 3rd Generation Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate" concluded successfully.
Initially planned for 80 participants, the seminar attracted over 200 leaders of listed agrochemical enterprises, senior executives in the Phosphate Fertilizer sector and high-quality distributors, all gathering to focus on this core Phosphate Fertilizer product tailored for the Low-Altitude Economy.
This industry gathering across thousands of miles is not only a bond of friendship among peers in the agricultural input sector, but also a testament to the industry's deep trust in Sichuan Luobu, as well as its high expectations for the technological innovation and market value of the 3rd Generation Drone-Grade MKP.
The first highlight of the seminar was the valuable sharing by industry leaders.
The first core session of the seminar featured heavyweight sharing from government and enterprise leaders as well as authoritative industry experts. From the perspectives of industrial policy, enterprise development and technological innovation, all parties empowered the industrial development of Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate and affirmed Sichuan Luobu's leading role in this niche segment.
Huarongjun, Secretary-General of the China Pesticide Development and Application Association, delivered a speech, summarizing Sichuan Luobu's advantages with three traits: clear strategy, relentless innovation, and deep niche cultivation.
Luobu pioneered the Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate track and upgraded its products to the 3rd generation, aligning with the development of Agricultural Drone and the Low-Altitude Economy. It is now driving the formulation of industry standards for Drone Spraying Fertilizer and Drone-Grade MKP.
Chen Xiaobin, Director of Shifang Bureau of Economic and Information Technology, stated that Sichuan Luobu, a backbone enterprise in the local phosphorus and potassium industry chain, has become a leading domestic Drone-Grade fertilizer brand and a high-tech enterprise, certified as a Specialized and Sophisticated Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and a Deyang gazelle companies.
The government will provide all-round policy and resource support to help Luobu achieve continuous breakthroughs in the Drone-Grade MKP sector.
Zhang Xuan, Chairman of Sichuan Luobu, said in his speech that the enterprise focuses on plant nutrition for Agricultural Drone application and R&D of Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate, with its performance doubling for two consecutive years.
Luobu targets an operating income of 500-600 million RMB in 2026 and will continue to deepen its layout in the Drone-Grade MKP sector through technological innovation.
Professor Wang Xinlong of Sichuan University pointed out that phosphorus is the core nutrient of Phosphate Fertilizer, and the upgrade of Water-Soluble Phosphate Fertilizer to industrial grade is an industry trend. China's annual MKP production capacity reaches 1 million tons, making R&D of high-utilization water-soluble fertilizers a necessity.
The amino acid-enhanced Drone-Grade MKP, co-developed by Wang and Luobu, effectively improves phosphorus utilization and is suitable for Drone Spraying Fertilizer.
Feng Weidong, Chief Editor of Agricultural Materials and Market, proposed five growth logics for Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate: building customer trust, evolving product categories, matching drone application scenarios, creating high-value products, and solidifying basic operations.
Sichuan Luobu is achieving growth through these logics and exploring new market demands under the Low-Altitude Economy.
Wang Shoufeng of Sichuan University of Science & Engineering analyzed that traditional MKP has problems such as slow dissolution and easy caking, which are incompatible with modern fertilization. Luobu's 3rd Generation value-added Drone-Grade MKP has achieved an all-round technological upgrade.
With a specific surface area of 666.012 ㎡/kg, surface tension below 30mN/m and wetting time of 9 seconds, the product is anti-caking, highly adsorptive and absorbable, perfectly suitable for Drone Spraying Fertilizer, and has become a technological benchmark for Drone-Grade Phosphate Fertilizer.
Professor Wu Zhiming of Shanxi Agricultural University said that China's low-altitude economy is ushering in a policy dividend period, with agricultural plant protection as its first large-scale commercial sector.
Agricultural plant protection accounts for 98.27% of the low-altitude economy.
In 2024, DJI's agricultural drones operated over 2.5 billion mu of farmland in China.
The rapid development of the agricultural drone industry will inevitably drive an explosive growth in demand for Drone-Grade MKP.
In the highlight of the seminar, Sichuan Luobu officially unveiled the 3rd Generation Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate product.
Liao Juncai, Deputy General Manager of the company, detailed the product's core advantages, setting a new benchmark for the entire drone-grade phosphate fertilizer industry.
R&D Background: Severe Industry Pain Points, Urgent Product Upgrading:
The current domestic MKP market is plagued by severe homogeneity, and Drone-Grade MKP even lacks a unified industry standard.
Existing products also have problems such as low absorption rate and poor miscibility, which seriously reduce the operational efficiency of drone spraying fertilizer.
For the entire industry, the product upgrading of Drone-Grade MKP has become an inevitable trend.
Three Core Technological Breakthroughs, Achieving a Qualitative Leap in Products
Sichuan Luobu’s 3rd Generation Drone-Grade MKP has achieved three core technological breakthroughs, fully adapting to the operation scenarios of drone spraying fertilizer.
Long-acting anti-caking technology: The product does not cake after 2 years of sealed storage and has excellent miscibility with other pesticides and fertilizers.
Independently developed PET integrated efficiency-enhancing technology: It reduces the surface tension of the solution and the leaf contact angle, significantly improving the absorption rate of phosphorus.
Unique effervescent granule technology: The product dissolves in 10 seconds, suitable for both drone spraying and manual spreading, adapting to various fertilization methods.
Four Core Performance Advantages, Far Surpassing the Industry Average:
Verified through multiple rounds of field tests and practical applications, all performance indicators of this product far exceed the industry average.
It boasts excellent nutrient absorption rate, leaf spreading and wettability, and leaf permeability, greatly improving fertilizer efficiency.
It also achieves higher efficiency with less dosage, reduces phosphorus loss and pollution, and promotes the green development of agriculture against the backdrop of the low-altitude economy.
The 3rd Generation Drone-Grade MKP has built a complete product matrix, including clear liquid, suspended and acid-type MKP.
At the seminar, Sichuan Luobu also released the Re-Packaging Quality Control Specifications for Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate.It implements strict full-process quality control from raw material procurement to terminal delivery.
Sichuan Luobu officially established the Phosphorus and Potassium Innovation Fund, planning to invest 100 million RMB in R&D funds over the next 10 years.
This fund will be earmarked for the R&D, upgrading and commercialization of Drone-Grade MKP and water-soluble phosphate fertilizers.
Sichuan Luobu signed 2025 annual strategic cooperation agreements with authoritative agricultural input media and high-quality enterprises such as Xinjiang Tianhe Jiaxin.
At the end of the seminar, Sichuan Luobu held a thank-you dinner, and Zhang Shundong, General Manager of the company, took the stage to deliver a speech, expressing sincere gratitude to all participants.
This seminar witnessed the grand launch of the 3rd Generation Drone-Grade Monopotassium Phosphate, fully demonstrating Sichuan Luobu’s technological strength and industry leadership in the drone-grade phosphate fertilizer sector.
We will walk hand in hand to create a win-win future for the Drone-Grade MKP industry.